Hidden clear cell acanthoma with uncommon dermoscopic findings

Álvarez-Salafranca, M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; García García, M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Montes Torres, A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ara Martín, M. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Dear Editor, A 73-year-old woman presented with less than a 1-year history of an erythematous, well-delimited and shiny lesion on her left buttock, near the gluteal fold. Dermoscopic examination showed dotted vessels arranged in a linear pattern involving the entire lesion. These vascular findings are also called metaphorically a ‘string of pearls’ pattern. Another vascular pattern observed on the periphery of the lesion is that of branched vessels with rounded endings. Surprisingly, dermoscopy also revealed multiple rosettes (also known as ‘four-clod dots’). Differential diagnoses included mainly clear cell acanthoma, irritated seborrheic keratosis, Bowen´s disease and eccrine poroma. The lesion was completely surgically removed and histopathologic examination revealed an epidermic lesion with marked psoriasiform hyperplasia, in which epidermal cells show clear cytoplasms (Fig. 3). These findings are consistent with the diagnosis of Clear Cell Acanthoma (CCA)...

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2020.06.027

Año: 2021

Publicado en: ANAIS BRASILEIROS DE DERMATOLOGIA 96, 4 (2021), 517-518
ISSN: 0365-0596

Factor impacto JCR: 2.113 (2021)

Categ. JCR: DERMATOLOGY rank: 46 / 70 = 0.657 (2021) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 2.3 - Medicine (Q3)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.428 - Dermatology (Q3)

Tipo y forma: (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Dermatología (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)
Área (Departamento): Área Anatomía Patológica (Dpto. Cirugía)